On Mon, 18 May 2009 08:22:42 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Mack A. Damia > wrote:
>(snip)
>> Mere lists of ingredients and steps to prepare a dish obviously cannot
>> be copyrighted. Don't copy the recipe word-for-word and you'll be
>> safe.
>>
>> Wordy recipes annoy me anyway!
>> --
>> mad
>
>If by "wordy" you mean explicitly worded, with all steps thoroughly
>described, IMNSHO that has to be because fewer and fewer young people
>are being taught basic cooking information and need detailed
>information. If that is not what you mean, what do you mean? :-)


I have started to post some recipes and looked at the instruction.
Very basic. Decided I did not want to rewrite the instructions so did
not post.

I think that many of us could do a credible job of a dish with just
the ingredients and a hint of how it should turn out.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)